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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-24

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-24
Posted Dec 8, 2016
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-24 - Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Binutils, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 2.25 are affected.

tags | advisory, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2014-8484, CVE-2014-8485, CVE-2014-8501, CVE-2014-8502, CVE-2014-8503, CVE-2014-8504, CVE-2014-8737, CVE-2014-8738
SHA-256 | 3c86a9269fa6147d238683731310483d43b4f512ea54b8446d3d85a8cd711871

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201612-24

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Severity: Normal
Title: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2016
Bugs: #526626
ID: 201612-24

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Binutils, the worst of which may
allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and
analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File
Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-devel/binutils < 2.25 >= 2.25

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges
of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite
arbitrary files.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/binutils-2.25"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8484
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8484
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-8485
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8485
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-8501
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8501
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-8502
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8502
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-8503
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8503
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-8504
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8504
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-8737
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8737
[ 8 ] CVE-2014-8738
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8738

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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